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SolarCity, Goldman Sachs In Big Solar Finance Deal

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Goldman Sachs will pump $500 million into SolarCity solar lease projects, backing 110 megawatts in installations. Read more →

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Indigenous Brazilian Group Turns To Wind Energy

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While Brazil’s government tends to favor a one-size-fits-all approach to energy provision, an indigenous group in the far north has come up with its own more sustainable solution. Read more →

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Innovative S.F. Utilities Building Harnesses Sun, Wind

The new San Francisco Public Utilities building generates part of its power via a series of external windmills. Image via KMD Architects.

Eager to showcase its renewable energy prowess, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has harnessed the wind and sun to help power its new headquarters. Read more →

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Wood-based Sheathing That Breathes And Insulates

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A vapor-permeable wood-based insulation product has entered the US market and found its way into new Passive Houses. Read more →

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Solar Charging Patio Umbrella Promises Fun In The Sun

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Frolic longer outdoors without fretting over a drained battery. Read more →

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Wind Power’s Strong Grid Potential In The Mid-Atlantic

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Adding more wind power to the grid in the Mid-Atlantic power pool consisting of 13 states and Washington, DC can lower gas and coal consumption and reduce regional wholesale energy market prices Read more →

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New Solar: From 100% In March To 2.5% In April

One of the new big solar projects that came online in April was this one in Gridley, Calif. (image via Blue Oak Energy)

Solar's proportion of new generating capacity plunged in April. But don't worry. Everything is OK. Read more →

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How We Can Pedal, Crank, Dance, And Walk To Create Electricity

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Generating electricity isn't limited to burning things or harnessing the power of the wind, waves and sun. What's the potential for human power? Read more →

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Electric Vehicle Charger Prices A Little More Affordable

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A simplified Level 2 charger for electric cars goes for less than half the usual price. Read more →

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African Jeep Safari Experiences Set To Go All-Electric

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Electric off-road vehicles are coming to the African safari experience, offering up a quieter, and perhaps cleaner driving, outing in the bush. Read more →

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